List of Mario characters

The Mario franchise is a series of video games developed and published by Nintendo. The franchise features an extensive cast of characters.

For the main characters that appear under the franchises of spinoff series Donkey Kong and Wario, please refer to list of Donkey Kong characters and list of Wario characters.

All supporting characters, antagonists and anti-heroes are listed in alphabetical order.

Mario (Japanese: マリオ, Hepburn: Mario, [ma.ɾʲi.o]) (English: /ˈmɑːrioʊ/; Italian: [ˈmaːrjo]) is an Italian and the main protagonist of the series who was introduced in 1981.

Luigi (Japanese: ルイージ, Hepburn: Ruīji, [ɾɯ.iː.dʑi̥]) (English: /luːˈiːdʒi/; Italian: [luˈiːdʒi]) is Mario's twin brother. He is the official 'Player 2' of the series.